Michael McDonald

Professor at the University of Florida who specializes in American elections.

[Michael McDonald @ElectProject]

@johnbikis It would be kind if you added a direct link to my site and more clearly indicated the UF Election Lab is the source of the early vote data

[Michael McDonald @ElectProject]

#earlyvote afternoon update: at least 23 million people have voted in the 2026 general election 🥳
https://t.co/8R4cj0F3to

[Michael McDonald @ElectProject]

Maine just posted its latest mail ballot file, so here's a quick and dirty analysis of where the early vote stands https://t.co/yi6SAsoa8k

[Michael McDonald @ElectProject]

#earlyvote analysis in Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska reveals signs of life for Republicans https://t.co/XswW5tqAib

[C-SPAN Classroom @CSPANClassroom]

Are you one of the 21 million Americans who have already voted?

University of Florida (@UF) political science professor Michael McDonald (@ElectProject) talked about early election voting data heading into the November 2026 midterm elections. For more, visit: https://t.co/kMknOEUyCl.

[Michael McDonald @ElectProject]

Georgia and North Carolina Early Voters Are Becoming More Diverse, and what this may signal for the country https://t.co/YcyONrO1ui

[Michael McDonald @ElectProject]

#earlyvote early morning update 10/23: at least 21 million people have voted in the 2026 general election 🥳
https://t.co/8R4cj0FBiW

[Michael McDonald @ElectProject]

@skywalkm @VoteHub @E_DataGuy Knowing how VoteHub works, they're probably scraping my site and taking credit for it -- as they did it with our VEST data

[Michael McDonald @ElectProject]

#earlyvote afternoon update 10/22: at least 19 million people have voted in the 2026 general election 🥳
https://t.co/8R4cj0FBiW

[Michael McDonald @ElectProject]

#earlyvote afternoon update 10/22: at least 20 million people have voted in the 2026 general election 🥳🎉
https://t.co/8R4cj0FBiW

[Michael McDonald @ElectProject]

An update on Florida's early voting. It is still trailing 2022 due, in part, to a significant change in law regarding mail ballot requests. Democrats and Unaffiliated voters are making up ground in the in-person early vote, but Republicans not so much https://t.co/bV3ASkNKKE

[Michael McDonald @ElectProject]

#earlyvote morning update 10/22: at least 18 million people have voted in the 2026 general election 🥳
https://t.co/8R4cj0FBiW

[Michael McDonald @ElectProject]

#earlyvote midday update 10/21: at least 16 million people have voted in the 2026 general election 🥳
https://t.co/8R4cj0F3to

[Michael McDonald @ElectProject]

Mail ballot requests are mostly down, but returns are up suggesting voters are returning mail ballots sooner https://t.co/VA7NjIqpo3

[Michael McDonald @ElectProject]

#earlyvote morning update 10/21: at least 14 million people have voted in the 2026 general election 🥳
https://t.co/8R4cj0F3to

[Michael McDonald @ElectProject]

#earlyvote afternoon update 10/20: at least 13 million people have voted in the 2026 general election 🥳
https://t.co/8R4cj0F3to

[Michael McDonald @ElectProject]

#earlyvote midday update 10/20: at least 12 million people have voted in the 2026 general election 🥳
https://t.co/8R4cj0FBiW

[Michael McDonald @ElectProject]

@PoohBea05932803 read my substack for those analyses pooh bear. comparisons require careful interpretation of the data which is why i don't just publish them

[Michael McDonald @ElectProject]

#earlyvote morning update 10/20: at least 11 million people have voted in the 2026 general election 🥳
https://t.co/8R4cj0F3to

[Michael McDonald @ElectProject]

Updated analysis of Georgia and North Carolina early voting as of yesterday. Early voting continues to be elevated over 2018 and 2022. Hispanics continue to boom. NC Whites finally moved above 2018 levels, but it isn't due to registered Republicans voting https://t.co/umAWgAkRFK